Bent County register., 1887-05-28
AGay94th aDay long to be
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warm, without even breeze to mar
the anticipated pleasure of the day.
Early, Lamar was astir to renow
the work began the day before of
decorating the city until by 10
O'Clock the honse tops were waving
mass of flags, bunting, streamers,
Chinese lanterns and all that goes
to show the patriotic spirit of our
people. Main and Olive streets and
Railroad Avenue were lined with
decorations and there was hardly
a residence in town but what from
the house top floated the stars and
stripes. Flags were in the handsiof
men, women and children; they
were worn iii the hats, pinned on
coats and for sashes, wagons, car
riages and horses were covered with
small flags and even the freighters
loaded for neighboring towns pulled
out of the city with flags on their
horses. 1T was the most universal,
complete decoration of n city ever
seen in the west. .f0n Main street,
coming III from the south, the deco
rations began at W. Y. Christy's
feed store which was literally sup
piled with flags. Mr.. Herbert's
hardware store had row of flags
all around the cornice and line
running down in front. Mr.. Pencils
building, flags over the door; the
boarding house just north, flags
over front; 1. l.. Maxwell, dry
goods, flags on the roof, over the
front and a nice display of them in
the store; Geo. Trommlitz's resi-
dence, row of flags along the roof
and over the doors; the Western
Home, flags running around the
roof, in front and al liberal display
in the building; Hewes House, Cir
Gle of flags around north entrance;
Decker & Brooks, druggists, flags
on the roof and over the doors,
streamers and Chinese lanterns;
Capt. FL. A. Billow, real estate office,
sign covered with flags and a large
canvas painting oyer the door rep
resenting the stages loaded down
at Lamar for Villas; Mrs. White,
millinery, a twenty foot flag over
store; Huddleston lE Welch awning
posts covered with flags; Star Res
taurant flags over entrance; South
Side Bakery flags on the front and
side; Harness shop flags large and
small; John Hess, French Kitchen,
and liquors, evergreens; flags and
streamers; w. ]. Johnston, dry
goods, flags over front; The
Fashion, eyergreens over front, the
interlor,,.ras handsomely trimmed
with flags and cedar clippings;
The Eldorado, evergisens; Leader
Office, four or five dozen flags mark.
ed their locality, U. II. YanOrsdale,
flags over sign and awning; Fred
keppler, barber, flags over awning;
C. 3. Thoman, land office, flags over
front, Spivey 4 Holmes Bros, the
Lamar Bank and the law and real
estate offices in the building had
flags floating from the roof, from
every window and on the stairway;
The band stand could hardy be seen
for the flags and green boughs
while a large flag floated over the
stand, the Godding block, occupied
by real estate agents, lawyers and
doctors, was one mass of flags,
streamers, Chinese lanterns and
evergreens; w. w. Louden, drug
gist, q row of flags on the roof. over
entrance, door and in the store; d,
Zilnerman, surveyor, flags and ever
greens and a large canvas painting
showing Maple Park just north OF
the city; Ament Bailey s Wolf, real
estate office, circle of flags ovei
entrance; Burger hotel flags cover
ing front and awning; the billiard
hall, just north, flags over door;
Fred Lee, confectionery and news
stand, flags, evergrecns, bushes
filed with oranges, a cotton planla
ton scene coon and all; U. S. Land
Office a row Of flags from up stairs